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Special Olympics is a global movement led by athletes with intellectual disabilities who use sports as a stage to demonstrate the capabilities of all people and to build inclusive and tolerant communities. At its core, Special Olympics believes your personal courage can change our world.

June 04, 2012

The ties that bind: Pakistan Family Support Network Seminar

May 29, 2012

Driving Movement Leadership: 2012 Asia Pacific Leadership Conference

A group of six enthusiastic and well-organized athletes founded the Asia Pacific Input Council for the Athlete Leadership Program (ALP) during the 2012 Asia Pacific Leadership Conference and Regional Meeting, 26-29 April.

Special Olympics Public Service Announcement on ESPN Star Sports

May 08, 2012

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Annual Report

2011 was an incredible year for the Asia Pacific Region. We have grown to more than 1 million athletes in 25 countries participating in year round sports and competitions. And alongside those athletes we have incredible supporters, volunteers, and families ensuring that each athlete achieves a personal best.

Scoring on Her First Try – Special Olympics Thailand’s Rattanaporn Thamsiwaphat

November 03, 2011

Special Olympics Bharat Area Director receives prestigious award

The Government of Bihar in eastern India presented Dr. Shivajee Kumar, one of Special Olympics Bharat’s Area Directors with the prestigious Khel Samman award. Dr. Kumar is lauded for his 12-year contribution towards the promotion of sports among the intellectually disabled community in Bihar.

October 25, 2011

Affle and ESPN STAR Sports to support Special Olympics

Leading international mobile media company, Affle has today announced the launch of ‘Pinch A Dollar for Special Olympics’, a unique Corporate Social Responsibility campaign which will drive the generation of donations for Special Olympics, the world’s largest sports organization supporting children and adults with intellectual abilities.

October 22, 2011

Fists Held High In Joy

September 14, 2011

You may not change the world, but you can change someone’s world

Over 70 members of the Procter & Gamble (P&G) ASEAN team spent a games afternoon with athletes from Special Olympics Singapore on September 7, interacting through bocce, soccer, field hockey, basketball and badminton.

September 03, 2011

Thailand Central Regional Games

August 31, 2011

Rolling with Finesse: Sunita Suryavanshi

Rolling along to a Gold medal, Sunita Suryavanshi was part of the 24-strong roller skating team from India competing in Athens, Greece, at the World Summer Games. Four years of training paid dividends in a Gold medal finish in the 2X200M Relay, and a fourth place in the individual 100M and 300M Race.

A New Experience

August 05, 2011

Special Olympics Bharat: Area Directors Meeting

Nearly 70 people including Special Olympics Bharat staff, State Area Directors, Sport Directors and Special Olympics Asia Pacific staff attended the Bharat Program Area Directors Meeting in New Delhi, India, 18-19 July 2011.

May 12, 2011

Coming into Focus

June 21, 2010

Endurance Racer Makes the World Games a Reality for Singapore Athletes

At first, Michael Dee’s goal was merely to conquer Chile’s brutal Atacama Desert, as part of a nearly week-long endurance race across one of the harshest environments on Earth. At about 10,000 feet high, the Atacama is where NASA scientists go to study terrain that most resembles the dry, desolate Martian landscape. It's also where this 53-year-old native of Buffalo, NY, took up a unique challenge as part of the 4Deserts Ultramarathon, known as one of the most punishing endurance races on the planet. The Singapore-based businessman hoped to raise enough money to send all of Singapore's Special Olympics athletes to the 2011 World Summer Games in Athens.

Videos and Photos

Videos and Photos

Inspiring YoungstersA youth-focused Special Olympics program is up and running in India.View Slideshow »

Videos and Photos

ChampionsAsia Pacific athletes at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece.See Slideshow. »

Special Olympics Blog

Sport and Tech Team Up for Good

Now, thanks to Microsoft, athletes, coaches and families will have rapid access to useful information about their scores, times, personal bests, fitness and health. Special Olympics can use this capability to dramatically improve the lives of people in our Movement.read more »